Public release date: 20-Oct-2009
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Contact: Jo Hoyer
jo.hoyer@bm.uib.no
475-558-9150
Census of Marine Life
2009 Deep Ocean Odyssey
Live webcast of latest scientific findings of deep ocean life
"2009 Deep Ocean Odyssey" will be held October 21, 2009 in Kristiansand, Norway from 12:00-15:00 Western European Time and live webcast at http://www.mar-eco.no/
The popular science talks will include:
- History of the blue planet;
- Green food and giants of the mid-ocean surface;
- Coping with vastness, darkness and hunger;
- Bottom-dwellers on peaks and plains;
- Searching wide and far (deepwater technology)
The event will also feature:
- New stunning images of deepwater animals
- New music played by live band
- Informal exchanges between scientists and students.
The event was organized by MAR-ECO (co-ordinated by the Institute of Marine Research & Univ. of Bergen,
Norway) in cooperation with the University of Agder (Inst. of IKT, & Inst. of Music).
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